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04/29/2011
U.S. Atty. for West Tennessee, Ed
Stanton III, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s 4th Annual
Mothers of the NILE (MOTN) Mother’s Day Dinner on Thursday, ...
03/31/2011
Winners
in the NAACP ACT-So talent competition were selected at the final competition
held at Overton High School. High school students from Memphis and Shelby
County Schools took home ...
03/25/2011
The Memphis Prom Closet will host its first annual “Dress Giveaway Party” this Saturday, March 26th at Northside High School library from 1:00 – 4:00p.m to close out its month long p...
03/19/2011
Tryp Convention Brasil 21 CenterBrasilia, Brazil 5:07 P.M. BRTTHE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Today I authorized the Armed Forces of the United States to begin a limi...
03/17/2011
Nominations now are
open for the Tri-State Defender’s
third annual Women of Excellence High Tea and Awards Celebration on April 29.TSD, the Mid-South’s
leading s...
03/11/2011
(AccuWeather.com) -- 11 March 2011 -- AccuWeather reports there has been much speculation about the upcoming "supermoon" on March 19, 2011 and what impacts it could have on the Earth.Earthquakes...
03/11/2011
Wondering how your blood pressure or cholesterol levels
look? You can get $140 worth of health screenings FREE when the AARP/Walgreens
Wellness Tour bus comes to town.
...
03/9/2011
Beginning Friday March 11 at 9 PM (and repeating at midnight), TV One puts a fresh face on classic stand up comedy with "Comedy All-Stars," a four-week run of some of the most hilarious stand up comed...
03/8/2011
On Sunday, March 20th, the Tiara Tea Society and
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton will be crowning Ceniyah Dotson as its eighth
princess. The tea will be held at Le Pavi...
03/4/2011
BURBANK, Calif. (3/3/11) -- After over 4 million records sold and numerous awards across music and film over the past decade, three-time Grammy Award winning singer/actress Jill Scott is proud t...
12/11/2009
Here is the statement Tiger Woods posted on his Web site Friday (Dec. 11).
By Tiger Woods
I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has
caused ...
11/12/2009
The votes are counted and Colonial Middle School student
Deidra Shores is now the “Today Show” Kid Reporter. Congratulations!Deidra and
her mother, Vanessa Conner...
11/9/2009
Deidra
Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win
the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. Deidra and three other finalists
taped assignments in N...
11/9/2009
November 9, 2009 8:48:17 AM CSTDeidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. Deidra and three other fina...
11/7/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making the journey
with her via...
11/6/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is maki...
11/6/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making the journey
with her via...
11/6/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making t...
11/5/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making t...
11/5/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making the journey
with her via...
11/5/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making t...
11/5/2009
Deidra Shores -- a
12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the
“Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making the journey
with her via...
11/5/2009
Deidra
Shores -- a 12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the “Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State
Defender is making the journey with her via ...
11/5/2009
Deidra
Shores -- a 12-year-old student at Colonial Middle School -- is on a quest to win the “Today Show” Kid Reporter contest. The Tri-State Defender is making th...
10/9/2009
The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department has received 500 doses of Flu Mist ® to help protect against H1N1 flu. Flu Mist ® – a vaccine containing a significantly weakened ve...
07/31/2009
kajanaku@tri-statedefender.com Minutes after Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery took the oath of office Friday afternoon, he was meeting the press and laying the groundwork for what he inten...
07/16/2009
Jimmie Lunceford, the bandleader who turned the Manassas High School of the late 1920s into a top flight, professional, nationally touring group, will be honored on Sunday, July 19, on Beale Street.Th...
07/15/2009
The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will hold one of ten nationwide public ...
07/9/2009
These reflections were collected by Karanja Ade Mosi Ajanaku, a Tri-State Defender iTeen reporter.“The tears wouldn’t stop flowing..especially when His daughter spoke..Heartfelt..”Ak...
07/9/2009
The house that Anthony and Bogalech Akeberegn Elmore built is fitting for a five-time World Kickboxing Champion and a native Ethiopian who turned their home in Orange Mound into an ...
06/26/2009
As the world mourns the untimely death of Michael Jackson, who fully
deserved the “King of Pop” title for his lifetime of achievement and
innovation in the music ...
06/26/2009
Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is joining the world in grieving over the loss of entertainer extraordinaire Michael Jackson.Speaking on behalf of its 225,000 members in 975 c...
06/26/2009
MICHAEL JACKSON (1958-2009) BY NELSON GEORGEOrson Wells' rich, brilliant & ultimately doomed character Charles Foster Kane died, alone and unloved, in his California mansion. At the time of his passin...
06/26/2009
Al B. Sure’s statement on the passing of Michael Jackson. INote: Al B. Sure’s latest album (“Honey I’m Home”) includes a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Lad...
06/25/2009
Dr. Willie W. Herenton, the longest serving mayor in the history of the City of Memphis, is stepping down effective July 10.Herenton, who has filed to run for the Ninth District Congressional seat, an...
06/20/2009
MLGW completed its storm restoration efforts Friday
evening, one week after a devastating storm hit Memphis and Shelby County.
By 11 p.m. Friday night, all customers who experienced an outage as a r...
06/18/2009
The damage caused by natural disasters often brings out the best in people, as strangers reach out to help others in need. Unfortunately, the aftermath of a crisis also brings out persons who take adv...
06/18/2009
As of 11 a.m. today, about 5,000 MLGW customers remain without power.
Since Friday, MLGW has restored power to 135,000 customers. As the
restoration continues, MLGW crews are now focusing heavily in...
06/15/2009
As of 5 p.m. on Monday, about 33,000 MLGW customers remain without power. Since Friday, MLGW has restored power to more than 107,000 customers. MLGW crews are continuing restoration efforts today...
06/15/2009
As of 11 a.m. today, a little more than 37,000 MLGW customers still remain without power. Since Friday, MLGW has restored power to nearly 100,000 customers.
MLGW crews will continue restoration eff...
06/14/2009
It's my town. And I’m going to check on it. Straig...
06/12/2009
CORR (Congress on Racism and Religion), a civil rights and human rights organization headquartered in Memphis, will hold its annual community dinner and forum Saturday (June 13) at Java Juice & Jazz R...
05/29/2009
(May 29, 2009)— MLGW Vice President of Human Resources Charmiane G. Claxton has been appointed a United States Magistrate Judge for West Tennessee. She had been with MLGW since January of 2009.&...
05/28/2009
05/22/2009
Xerox Corporation's board of directors announced today that Anne Mulcahy, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire as CEO effective July 1. Ursula Burns, current president of the company, wil...
04/30/2009
The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department is working closely with the Tennessee Department of Health lab in identifying the second probable case of the novel H1N1 virus (swine influenza) in the ...
03/24/2009
On the heels of Brain Awareness Week, the University of Tennessee Neuroscience Institute proudly presents “Food for Thought: What to Eat for a Better Brain” featuring two free presentation...
03/5/2009
I was really inspired and motivated by Ben Self this morning. Mr. Self was the keynote speaker at Leadership Memphis’ breakfast meeting at the University of M...
03/5/2009
Business Plan Submissions Will Be Accepted Until March 11WHAT: Continuing its long-standing tradition of promoting education and the entrepreneurial spirit, Ford announced today the extension of the i...
01/22/2009
Just leavingDC; trafficstill backed up. Had to havea day tothaw outand reflect.Jocelin Williams, Jocelin Keglar &n...
01/22/2009
Just leavingDC; trafficstill backedup. Had to have a day to thaw outand reflect.
01/21/2009
It's 6:00 AM and everyone's up and ready to go and yes, it's another really cold day.
We're only about a mile away from the Capital, but their are military soldiers stopping all but official...
01/21/2009
Not only is it cold...it snowed today. Tonight's the Illinois State Society Gala, but before the fun begins we had to go pick up the ticket's for the Swearing-In Ceremony. Talk about lines...
01/21/2009
It's another cold day and man was it cold! All of the local and national reports indicate that this may be the largest Presidential Inauguration ever. From all of the cars, busses and peop...
01/20/2009
It's official: Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. Photo courtesyof Jocelin Keglar and her daughter, Jocelin Williams.
01/20/2009
Mariel Lane1/20/09, 6:31 a.m.: From Mariel: OmmgThere are sooo many people
01/20/2009
7:43 a.m. CDT: We're on the National Mall, waiting.And as youcan seethere area lot ofpeople out herewith us.
01/20/2009
Jocelin Williams with her mother, Jocelin KeglarRidingmetro,escapinglong lineswith pre-tickets
01/19/2009
Eric Goodrich Saturday 1/17
We arrived into the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport
yesterday and needless to say you had people arriving from all over the
country to attend th...
01/19/2009
Mariel Lane From Mariel: Just left Greenbelt, Md. Metro; 300 people in lineto buy metro cards.
01/19/2009
Mariel Lane is in DC thanks to her selection as a Presidential Inaugural Scholar. She'll get to see the Inauguration close up. A student at Bolton High School, Mariel is a National Honor Student...
01/19/2009
11:45 a.m. D.C. Time:
I'm here, staying in the beautiful Embassy Suites, 40 miles away from downtown DC. Yes, EVERYTHING is packed here so, we did very well to get housing at the Embassy...
01/19/2009
I'm now on the road to Washington, DC. I am sure it will be well worth the smell of the bus fumes but, I think I can handle it. There are four bus-loads and of course it was a mad house ge...
01/18/2009
With the Washington Monument in the background, Jocelin Keglar enjoys the "We Are One" concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.For those who have not yet made it to DC, she offers this advisory:...
01/18/2009
From Jocelin: On my way to the official welcome concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to kick off the inaugural celebration.
01/18/2009
Wanda Halbert: It's 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning, two days before I witness America's new
President become number 44. I may have gotten 5 hours of sleep.
Unfortunately, my son, Andre' won...
01/18/2009
From C.J. Brooks, 7:I'm on my way through Virginia headed to D.C. I ask my dad, are we there yet? I'm ready to see President Obama!! C.J., Jovan and Reginald
01/18/2009
From Cheryl Harris: “I will be traveling with my son Reginald, his wife Jovan, my grandson C.J. and my daughter Sheleah.” C.J. Brooks, 7, Jovan, and Reginald
01/17/2009
Comcast Offers Around the Clock Access to Presidential Programming On TV, On Demand and OnlineComcast has announced that it will deliver an in-depth package of news and information leading up to and t...
01/15/2009
The Harris Family C.J. Brooks, 7, Jovan Harris, Reginald HarrisC.J. Brooks, 7, received tickets to the inauguration by requesting them from Sen. Bob Corker. C.J., Why do you want to go...
01/15/2009
Telling it like it is: INAUGURATION BLOGGERSThe inauguration of the first president to claim his African-American roots is drawing droves of Memphians to Washington, D.C. We’ve asked ...
12/13/2008
On Monday Dec. 17, area firefighters, the owners of House of Ink Tattoos and Piercings and other Frayser and Raleigh Business partners will launch “Toys for Tatts” toy dr...
11/29/2008
Adjua Abi Naantaanbuu-Ali, longtime president of Kwanzaa International, Inc., died Saturday, November 29.Plans for a memorial service will be announced soon.Adjua Abi Naantaanbuu-Ali celebrates Nia (p...
11/5/2008
by Lou RansomReal Times News ServiceBarack
Hussein Obama, son of a black Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother,
swept into the White House as the first black to win the race for
President of the ...
10/31/2008
Amnesty International is partnering with local organizations to organize the first ever ‘living photograph’ of the likeness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with as many as 2,000 persons beco...
10/10/2008
SHELBY County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks will sponsor her First Annual Faith Based Community Know Your Government Day on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the Cook Convention Center. “The pur...
09/19/2008
After a year of solid financial and academic growth, LeMoyne-Owen College is taking steps to guarantee continued progress. The LeMoyne-Owen Board of Trustees has announced that Johnnie B. Watson...
09/5/2008
U.S. Sen. John McCainRepublican Party ConventionThank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting our party’s nomination for President of the...
09/4/2008
by Wendell Hutson
Real Times News ServiceCHICAGO -- A boycott of Chicago Public Schools, in which nearly 1,000 students
took part, ended abruptly Wednesday afte...
09/4/2008
Remarks by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Vice Presidential Nominee 2008 Republican National ConventionMr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination ...
08/29/2008
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama "The American Promise" Democratic Convention Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Denver, Colorado As Prepared for DeliveryTo Chairman Dean and my ...
08/29/2008
The Honorable Al Gore Democratic National Convention Thursday, August 28, 2008 Remarks as Prepared for DeliveryOne of the greatest gifts of our democracy is the opportunity it...
08/28/2008
The Honorable Joe BidenDemocratic National ConventionWednesday, August 27, 2008 Remarks as Prepared for DeliverySen. Joe Biden Jr. at DNC Aug. 27, 2008(Photos by Warren Roseborough)Beau, I love ...
08/27/2008
The Honorable Bennie ThompsonD-MississippiDemocratic National ConventionTuesday, August 26Remarks as Prepared for Delivery"I stand before you today saddened because of the passing of my dear friend an...
08/26/2008
by Bankole ThompsonReal Times News Service DENVER -- Presenting her role as wife and mother, Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gave a moving speech on the opening ni...
08/26/2008
Sen. Barack Obama beamed in from Kansas City, Mo., to greet his daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, who were on stage with Michelle Obama on opening night at the Democratic National Convention in...
08/26/2008
Michelle Obama and daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, onstage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver following her primetime speech opening night. (Real Times News Service/Warren Roseborough)...
08/25/2008
Michelle Obama
Democratic National Convention
Monday, August 25, 2008
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
"As you might imagine, for Barack, running for president is...
08/23/2008
News note: Sen. Barack Obama is sending out this note to supporters who want to welcome Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. aboard as Obama's running mate: I have some important news that I w...
08/23/2008
It didn't unfold exactly as Senator Barack Obama and his staff had planned, but Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware is Obama's choice of a running mate on the Democratic Party ticket.The plan was to ...
08/22/2008
DENVER — In an effort to give back to the community that has been such a gracious host, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) held a Community Open House at the Pepsi Center today,...
08/21/2008
The fire of the movementMy pre-Barack Obama rally pep talk with politicos, concerned and hard-pressed citizens and those disillusioned with the political process yielded one recurring though...
08/21/2008
With the support of the office of Congressman Steve Cohen, Memphis City Schools, The Recording Academy (NARAS), and GospelMusicTelevision, Rev. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr., pastor of The New Olivet Baptist ...
07/31/2008
Sister Louise Patterson, evangelist, community activist and wife of the late Bishop G.E. Patterson will present the Total Woman Women’s Conference 2008 on Aug. 2 at the Holiday Inn University of...
07/31/2008
Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives (F.F.U.N.) will host its “5th Annual “Stop the Killing” Back to School rally on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Hollywood Community Center located ...
06/14/2008
R. Kelly -- The Exit (Photo by Worsom Robinson, Real Times News Service/Chicago Defender) by Kathy ChaneySpecial to the Tri-State DefenderGrammy Award-winning R&B star R. Kelly w...
06/12/2008
The Obama campaign just launched a new website, FightTheSmears.com.
06/6/2008
by Wiley Henrywhenry@tri-statedefender.com The Memphis Chapter of Operation Rainbow PUSH has filed a suit in Chancery Court to stop the City Council from trimming ...
05/23/2008
by Kathy ChaneyReal Times News Service A
woman was held in contempt for shouting "Free R. Kelly" while the
15-member jury in the R&B singer's child pornography trial was
being esorted by sheri...
05/1/2008
The City of Memphis, Shelby County Government, HUD, the Housing Counseling Network, and the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis have teamed up with the HOPE NOW Alliance for the HO...
04/28/2008
WHAT:Nonviolent Direct Action Demonstration led by SCLC Memphis and the Memphis Baptist Ministerial AssociationWHEN:Tuesday, April 29th / 3:30 p.m.WHERE:In front of City HallPLAN OF ACTION:Members of ...
04/18/2008
The LeMoyne-Owen College Board of Trustees and President Johnnie B. Watson (Interim) today announced that Dr. William M. Stovall has joined the LeMoyne-Owen College family as Vice President of Institu...
03/13/2008
Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced that Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actress Ruby Dee and the late Johnson Publishing founder John H. Johnson are the recipients...
03/7/2008
Rep. G.A. Hardaway's TDDI Housing and Mortgage Conference scheduled for Sat. March 8 has been moved to next Saturday, March 15, (9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hanley Elementary) due to the expected winter storm...
03/4/2008
Eyewitness News Everywhere is hosting an interactive town hall meeting to look at solutions to the violence taking place in Memphis. The live interactive town hall will air on Wednesday, March 5...
02/29/2008
by Dr. Jesse McClureSpecial to the Tri-State Defender On the same day that the University of Memphis men’s basketball team lost its first game of the season, the Lady Saluqis of Southwest T...
02/21/2008
Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced that, at the request of the District Attorney’s Office, a Juvenile Court referee on Wednesday transferred a juvenile to Criminal Court to b...
02/1/2008
The Memphis Grizzlies acquired forward/center Kwame Brown, rookie guard Javaris Crittenton, guard Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, two future first round draft picks and cash consideration...
02/1/2008
LeMoyne-Owen College’s Center for African and African American Studies will continue to explore the theme of “Challenges to African American Men’s Identities” during its Africa...
01/31/2008
Naomi Tutu, daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, will be speaking at Southwest Tennessee Community College in conjunction with the International Education Conference, co-sponsored by South...
01/17/2008
(January 17, 2008) -- Today, UT President John Petersen announced plans to immediately remove the interim title designation for both Hershel “Pat” Wall, MD, and Ken Brown, MPA, JD, PhD.&nb...
01/9/2008
The Democratic presidential primary went to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton who overcame expectations fueled by Senator Barack Obama's rise in polls after his
victory in the Iowa caucuses.
01/4/2008
Last night, Barack Obama made history in Iowa with a dramatic and decisive victory. He won by bringing an unprecedented number of voters into the process, including thousands of Republicans and Indepe...
01/3/2008
Independents give Obama the edge.
01/3/2008
With 76 percent of the vote in, Obama declared victor in Iowa caucuses.
11/19/2007
by Wiley Henrywhenry@tri-statedefender.comDeborah Farrow’s nerves were slightly frayed Thursday afternoon aboard U.S. Airways flight 1768 to Charlotte, N.C., and again on flight 2262 to Washingt...
10/5/2007
Four City Council incumbents retained their positions in the Oct. 4 election, five new faces were selected, and a run-off is in order in four other contests.Here are the contestants for the Nov. 4 run...
10/5/2007
by Wiley Henrywhenry@tri-statedefender.comThe anti-Herenton faction said he couldn’t do it. But Dr. Willie W. Herenton proved them wrong Thursday evening by defeating his two chief mayoral oppon...
10/5/2007
by Dr. Sybil C. Mitchellsmitchell@tri-statedefender.comWith 17 years of service in elected office under her belt, Memphis City Councilwoman Carol Chumney took an unfamiliar stand before hundreds of&nb...
10/5/2007
•“Tonight we declared victory. And I want to say this: Memphis has some major decisions to make. We have to decide whether or not we want to be one city; or whether or not we want to be a ...
10/5/2007
MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007 MAYOR &nb...
10/5/2007
by Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell smitchell@tri-statedefender.comHerman Morris set a gracious, conciliatory tone as he conceded victory to the incumbent Dr. Willie W. Herenton -- the clear-cut win...
10/5/2007
•“I’ve had a few white brothers that have (supported me.) We hang out together. They have been with me. We have been through thick and thin.”•“My mother asked...
10/4/2007
•He thanked his supporters, making note of some in particular who have been with him throughout his five campaigns.•He thanked God for discernment, which he said had allowed him to know wh...
10/4/2007
MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007CANDIDATE VOTES ...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007 CANDIDATE VO...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007Candidate &nbs...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONCANDIDATE VOTES &...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007MAYOR &n...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007MAYOR &n...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007MAYOR &n...
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MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONOCTOBER 4, 2007 MAYOR &nb...
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08/17/2007
Mid-South students in grades 7 to 12 who wish for a chance to walk in the footsteps of legends such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the MGs, Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, and dozens of o...
08/16/2007
During the current heat wave, residents who are vulnerable to the heat or do not have access to air-conditioned facilities are encouraged to visit any one of the city Memphis’ 19 public librarie...
08/3/2007
Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced Friday that he had asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to conduct an official investigation into the allegations that three Memphis...
08/2/2007
The shocking death of Matthew Shepard, a young college student in 1998, alerted many Americans to the underreported and unaddressed problem of violent hate crimes against individuals because of their ...
